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Should US have a national ID card?
With the illegal immigration issue and stolen identities should the US have a National ID card?
I think we should and here is why.
1. Social security numbers were meant ONLY for social security. With a national ID card identity theft would be harder. (As long as they don't use your SSN for the ID)
2. With biometric information (fingerprint, retina scan, etc.) you can verify the user's identity.
3. Verification of persons receiving public help.
I would like to know what other people think. Please let me know your thoughts.
11 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I agree with you 100%.
I think the people who are afraid of this kind of stuff generally have something to hide or are scared of getting caught doing something illegal...
People act like this is some kind of implanted tracking device that will monitor your every move no matter where you go... Relax, it's just a freakin card people.. No different than your state-issued driver's license...
- Dr. DLv 71 decade ago
I agree with your points.
However there are some people who see this as an afront on our right to privacy.
I would not only support a national ID card, but I would also support the idea of a cash free society where all financial transactions are done with a credit/debit card. I'm of the opinion that any loss of privacy is insignificant compared to the potential benefits. Besides we can always promulgate laws that would prevent these things from destroying our privacy.
- 1 decade ago
Yes. I believe so. It would help cut down on illigal immigration. It would also make the US a more secure place, with it being easier to to checks for terrorism. Also, it would make it more difficult to make fradulent ID's. So in many ways this can help the US.
- 1 decade ago
That the state license from whatever state you are in is a national Id. No other countries have state Id's like we do. All we would have to do is add information as you described like finger printing, but if fakes are as easy to obtain as they are now, wouldn't it be easier for people to fake there citizenship in this country?
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- ratboyLv 71 decade ago
Sounds nice, but who's gonna pay for it? The current administration has us so deeply in dept, we don't have the luxury of spending billions to fund and support this program.
- CLARABELLELv 71 decade ago
I think so, your country is so corrupt I can't think of anything else to control all the theft and deception that is going on there.
- freeLv 41 decade ago
no i dont want anything like this i think the government has plenty enough ways to track their "free" citizens and i am not willing to go deeper in their trap....
